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Puttenham Camping Barn stands just a few paces from the NDW

 Landranger: 178, 179, 186, 187, 188, 189

 Explorer: 137, 138, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150

The map booklet which accompanies this guidebook covers the whole route at 1:25,000 scale.

Also available are the two Harveys Waterproof Map sheets which cover the route at a scale of 1:40,000 (a little over 1½ inches to 1 mile): North Downs Way West (Farnham to the Medway), and North Downs Way East (Dover to the Medway).

Points of interest

Key points in the route that appear on the OS map extracts are highlighted in the text with bold type to help you follow the route on the map. Local points of historical, geological or other interest are described along the way. Where the route passes near a source of accommodation, refreshment or other facilities, this is usually highlighted in the margin.

Along the way

Whether this be your first or umpteenth long-distance walk, try not to be drawn into a race from start to finish, but allow plenty of time to contemplate the intricacies of the landscape, its life, its fragrance, its subtle hues, sounds and flavours. Walking through the countryside can be an education and an entertainment, an uplift of the spirits, a way of coming to terms with the essence of living. If you open your eyes, heart and mind to the splendours of the world around you, you'll grow richer by the mile. As an antidote to the single-minded attitude of getting from A to B as quickly as possible, this guide has been written with a more relaxed outlook in mind, and I've attempted to bring out the flavour of the walk by including a few anecdotal snippets from my own journeys along it.